(1). Since which year did the award of Nobel Prize in Economics start ?
(A) 1901
(B) 1936
(C) 1957
(D) 1969
Ans:(D) 1969
(2). After Hindi, which is the next most popularly used Indian language?
(A) Bengali
(B) Urdu
(C) Telugu
(D) Marathi
Ans:(C) Telugu
(3). The first recipient of Dada Shaheb Phalke Award was
(A) B. N. Sarkar
(B) Prithaviraj Kapur
(C) Devika Rani
(D) Kanan Devi
Ans:(C) Devika Rani
(4). Who won the Australian Open Super Series, 2014 ?
(A) Aparna Popat
(B) Jyotshna P.
(C) Jwala Gutta
(D) Saina Nehwal
Ans:(D) Saina Nehwal
(5). The film 'Charulata' directed by Satyajit Roy is based on the story-
(A) Ghare Baire
(B) Nashtaneer
(C) Chokher Bali
(D) Chaturanga
Ans:(B) Nashtaneer
(6). In London Olympics Sushil Kumar won-
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C)Bronze
(D) None of these
Ans:(B) Silver
(7). The Indian writer who recently received the literary awardThe Order of Arts and Letters' from the French Govt. is-
(A) Jhonto Chaudhary
(B) Khuswant Singh
(C) Mahasweta Devi
(D) Girish Karnad
Ans:(C) Mahasweta Devi
(8). Who is the artist of Katha-Amrita-Saman'?
(A) Saonli Mitra
(B) Kakoli Mitra
(C) Swatilekha Sengupta
(D) Teejan Bai
Ans:(A) Saonli Mitra
(9). Parashuram is the pen-name of-
(A) Samaresh Basu
(B) Rajshekhar Basu
(C) Girindra Shekhar Basu
(D) Buddhadev Basu
Ans:(B) Rajshekhar Basu
(10). The first Indian woman to conquer Mt Everest is-
(A) Mahasweta Devi
(B) Bachhendri Pal
(C) Santosh Yadav
(D) Sudipta Sengupla
Ans:(B) Bachhendri Pal
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